Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains into the morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Merced / Castle Air Force Base (KMER)

Lat: 37.36667°NLon: 120.56667°WElev: 187.0ft.

Clear

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 13 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Denair CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 11am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Denair CA
 37.47°N 120.73°W (Elev. 157 ft)
10:13 pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
10pm PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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